The Vicksburg-Warrens 911 Communications Center is upgrading its telephone system. Shane Garrard, Vicksburg-Warren 911 director, said the system built by Motorola Corp. subsidiary CallsWorks in Birmingham, Ala., will be installed during a first quarter if 2021. The system, which has a 10-year life span, costs $405, 248. The county will pay that amount over five years… READ MORE
The National Emergency Number Association (NENA), a professional organization solely focused on 9-1-1 policy, technology, operations, and education issues, has issued a call to all U.S. governors to prioritize the vaccination of 9-1-1 professionals.
The letter, signed by NENA CEO Brian Fontes, is copied below… READ MORE
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is extending gratitude to lawmakers for efforts to sustain the T-Band spectrum via the Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act.
Officials maintain the band is critical to public safety interoperable radio communications in major metropolitan areas and surrounding regions nationwide – adding failure to pass the measure would have empowered the Federal Communications Commission to begin auctioning off T-Band spectrum in February…
RADFORD, Va. – It takes a lot of work for Santa to make his yearly trip around the world. Thankfully, he’s receiving some help from first responders in the New River Valley on Christmas Eve.
Radford’s police dispatchers are tracking Santa’s every move and can tell kids who call them exactly where he is…
An AT&T outage related to the explosion in Nashville Christmas morning is causing issues with calling 911 from cellular phones in much of Middle Tennessee, including DeKalb County.
Due to the outage, anyone with an emergency needing to call 911 is urged to use a landline rather than a cell phone or call the DeKalb Central Dispatch non-emergency line at 615-215-3000 until further notice… READ MORE
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – The Bowling Green police department announced Friday afternoon that wide-spread issues were being experienced with 911 service.
Officials said callers who do not get an answer should dial 270-392-1559 or 270-393-4410. Authorities said 911 was working, but slowly… READ MORE
